One-step synthesis of reusable, polymer-supported tri-alkyl phosphine ligands. Application in Suzuki-Miyaura and alkoxycarbonylation reactions

A simple, efficient one-step route to polystyrene-supported trialkylphosphine ligands is reported. These polymer-supported alkyl phosphine ligands proved to be highly active for Suzuki-Miyaura reactions and in alkoxycarbonylation reactions. The palladium loaded polymer-supported catalysts can be recycled several times with only minimal loss of catalyst activity.